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RTOP to hold ‘Seussical’ auditions
Regional Theatre of the Palouse is holding auditions for its upcoming production of “Seussical the Musical.”
All performers should be 8 or older.
Children’s auditions will be from 4:30 to 6 p.m. and teens and adults’ auditions are from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Feb. 12 at Emmanuel Lutheran Church at 1036 W. A St. in Moscow.
On Feb. 13 auditions will be held at St. James Episcopal Church, 1410 NE Stadium Way in Pullman.
Some performers will be required to attend callbacks from 6:30 to 9 p.m. on Feb. 19 at St. James Episcopal Church.
“Seussical” incorporates bits and pieces of 14 Seuss classics including, “Horton Hears a Who,” “Horton Hatches the Egg,” “Gertrude McFuzz” and “The Cat in the Hat.”
The show will run April 10 to 12 and 17 to 19 at the new RTOP Theatre at 122 N. Grand Ave. in Pullman.
Evening rehearsals begin Feb. 25.
More information on the cast and show is available on the RTOP Web site at www.RTOPtheatre.org.
For more information call John Rich at (509) 334-7033.

UI Theatre and film students to compete
Over 24 UI theatre and film students will perform an “Acting Showcase” on Feb. 14 and 15 at the Hartung Theatre at 7:30 p.m.
The students are performing monologues, scenes and songs that they will showcase as part of The Irene Ryan Acting Competition at the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival Regional Competition, which will be held in Laramie, Wyo. on Feb. 18 to 22.
The showcases are free but donations will be accepted to help offset the cost of traveling to the festival.
For more information contact Micki Panttaja at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or 885-2979.

Musicale to Benefit Local Philanthropy
Women of Sigma Alpha Iota International Music Fraternity (S.A.I.) will present a concert at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 17 in the UI Lionel Hampton School of Music Recital Hall.
The musicale is the annual fundraising event of the Moscow-Pullman Alumnae Chapter of Sigma Alpha Iota.
The chapter uses the donated funds to support its Community Outreach Grants, as well as an annual award to a SAI member.
The hour-long program will feature a variety of classical works by Bach, Mozart and Mendelssohn, as well as newer compositions.
UI voice professor Pamela Bathurst will sing “Lumiére Blanche,” accompanied by her son and composer Brendan Littlefield.
There will be refreshments at a reception in the Recital Hall lobby immediately following the musicale.
There is no charge for admission, but donations will be accepted to help support the chapter’s local philanthropic work.
For more information, contact S.A.I. Alumnae chapter president, Del Hungerford at 882-0025.

Black History events for February
The University of Idaho’s Office of Multicultural Affairs and the University of Idaho’s Black Student Union, National Society of Black Engineers, African Student Association, Women’s Center and the Diversity Initiative Growth Grant Program will sponsor these events.
Events will run throughout the month of February and are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted.
Book Circle shares from ‘Buffalo Dance’
Frank X. Walker, African-American author and educator, will present his book “Buffalo Dance: The Journey of York” at a Book Circle at 11:30 a.m. on Feb. 11 and 25 in the Teaching and Learning Center Room 229.
In the book, Walker innovatively blurs the lines between poetry, fiction and history to tell the story of the infamous Lewis and Clark expedition from the perspective of Clark’s slave, York.
A limited number of books will be available to participants.